This file summarizes the .R scripts used to perform the analyses in:

+ Paper: 'Effective climate clubs require ambition, leverage, and insulation'
+ Author: Sam Rowan
+ Contact: sam.rowan@concordia.ca
+ Date: November 7, 2023

Organization:

+ Code is contained in a folder called 'code'
+ Input data is contained in a folder called 'data'
+ Output data is saved to a folder saved 'output'
+ Figures are saved to a folder saved 'text' 



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# Title
01_model_utilities.R

# Actions
Main models in the paper
Figures 1 and 2

# Loads
.

# Saves
text/utilities_independent.pdf
text/utilities_positive.pdf
text/utilities_negative.pdf

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# Title
02_members_distribution.R

# Actions
Simulates membership from 500 draws of trade flows

# Loads
.

# Saves
output/members_baseline_theta75.csv
text/members_at_theta75.pdf

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# Title
03_broader_deeper.R

# Actions
Simulates membership from 500 draws of trade flows
And values of the climate standard from 0.05 to 0.95
Runs for a couple hours
This can be shortcut by loading the simulated data: 'output/sims_broader_deeper_IxI.csv'

# Loads

Optional: output/sims_broader_deeper_IxI.csv

# Saves
output/sims_broader_deeper_IxI.csv
text/membership_across_theta.pdf
text/emissions_across_theta.pdf

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# Title
04_drop_most_constrained.R

# Actions
Re-do the simulations dropping the most constrained state

# Loads
output/members_baseline_theta75.csv

# Saves
output/members_drop_constrained_theta75.csv
text/additional_members_at_theta75.pdf

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# Title
05_unilateral_policy.R

# Actions
Re-do the simulations allowing non-members to set unilateral policy

# Loads
.

# Saves
output/members_unilateral_theta75.csv

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# Title
06_ideal_type_clubs.R

# Actions
Makes plots for ideal type clubs: ambition, leverage, insulation

# Loads
data/wdi_emissions.csv
data/comtrade_total.csv

# Saves
text/comtrade_ndc_stacked.pdf
text/comtrade_leverage_stacked.pdf
text/comtrade_eu_stacked.pdf

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# Title
07_sectoral_clubs.R

# Actions
Makes plots for sectoral clubs: steel and CBAM sector

# Loads
code/06_ideal_type_clubs.R
data/comtrade_cbam.csv
data/comtrade_selected_carbon.csv
data/comtrade_sampled_sectors.csv

# Saves
text/comtrade_steel_eu_stacked.pdf
text/comtrade_cbam.pdf
... And a LaTeX table to be pasted into the manuscript (around line 430)

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# Title
08_accession.R

# Actions
Analyzes accession to the club (SI-IV).

# Loads
code/06_ideal_type_clubs.R

# Saves
text/comtrade_accede_stacked.pdf

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# Title
09_export_intensity.R

# Actions
Robustness: looking at exports as a share of GDP

# Loads
06_ideal_type_clubs.R

# Saves
.

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